The Spanish are streets ahead when it comes to producing culture in Catalan, the official regional language of Andorra, and the official language of two autonomous communities in eastern Spain (think queer TV series Merli). Now it’s the Scots who are stepping up to the plate with a remarkable new drama produced in Gaelic … Continue reading
Can’t two twinks fall in love in peace in 1980 Sicily? No. In a nutshell, that is the story of Fireworks, a new film by Giuseppe Fiorello based on the true story of an infamous hate crime. It imagines the days leading up to the murder of two young men whose deaths caused … Continue reading
Oxford University, 2006. A fresh intake of young students nervously begin their new lives at university. Oliver Quick (Barry Keoghan), an intelligent, but socially awkward young man from Merseyside, is more out of sorts and lost than most. He’s working class, on a scholarship and doesn’t have the existing social networks that … Continue reading
Come February it’s time to make tracks to NY’S Film Forum (one of Queerguru’s very favorite movie theaters) for a program of SAPPHIC CLASSICS AND DISCOVERIES. For almost two weeks from Feb 2nd, they are programming some incredible queer films inc MÄDCHEN IN UNIFORM | BORN IN FLAMES DESERT HEARTS | THE KILLING … Continue reading
Movie musicals are always a dicey proposition. Though studios have been cranking them out since Chicago took home the top honors at the Oscars in 2003, most have been forgettable. The Color Purple is the latest cinematic songfest to hit the big screen. At $100 million and with box office numbers surpassing industry … Continue reading
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